Caring For Your Refrigerator - Roper RS20AKXDN00 Use & Care Manual

Caring for Your Refrigerator
Your refrigerator is built to give you many years of dependable service. However, there are a
few things you can do to help extend its product life. This section tells you how to clean your
refrigerator and what to do when going on vacation, moving, or during a power outage.
Cleaning your refrigerator
Both the refrigerator and freezer sections
defrost automatically. However, clean both
about
once a month to prevent odors from
building up. Wipe up spills right away.
Personal Injury Hazard
To clean your refrigerator, turn the Refrig-
Refrigeration system tubes are located
erator Control to OFF, unplug it, take out all
near the defrost pan and can become
removable parts, and clean the refrigerator
hot. Remove and install defrost pan
according to the following directions.
carefully.
Failure to do so could result in personal
injury.
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PART
Removable parts
(shelves, crisper,
etc.)
Outside
WHAT TO USE HOW TO CLEAN
Sponge or cloth with mild
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Hand wash, rinse, and dry thor-
detergent and warm oughly.
water
Sponge, cloth, or paper
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Wash outside of cabinet. Do not
towel with mild detergent, use abrasive or harsh cleaners.
warm water, and an
appliance wax (or good
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Rinse and dry thoroughly.
auto paste wax)
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Wax painted metal surfaces at least
twice a year. Apply wax with a
Inside walls Sponge,
soft cloth, or
(allow freezer to
paper towel with baking
warm up so cloth
soda or mild detergent
won't stick) and warm water
clean,
soft
cloth.
Waxing painted
metal surfaces provides rust
protection. Do not wax plastic
parts.
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Wash with mixture of warm water
and:
- mild detergent, or
- baking soda (2 tablespoons [26 g]
to 1 quart [.95 L] of water).
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Rinse and dry thoroughly.
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